22 Mar 2010
Washington, D.C., 22 March 2010 (PAHO/WHO) - Each year about 20 million infants of low birth weight are born worldwide. These premature babies impose a heavy burden on healthcare and social systems in developing countries.
What's the issue? Caring for low-birth weight babies requires complex methods.
Since medical care of low birth weight…
1 Mar 2010
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Inter-American Comission of Women (CIM/OAS) celebrated International Women's Day 2010 on March 12 with the theme "Gender Equality in Health: A Right for Adolescents." OAS ambassadors, PAHO staff, partners of other UN, and civil society organization joined to…